After the Rain of Southwest Florida, Inc. is one of the few halfway houses in Fort Myers that assist women in recovery from addiction, homelessness, and domestic violence. The program is designed to provide women with an intimate, supportive, home-like environment while maintaining structure and discipline as they journey through recovery to become self-sufficient and independent. Unique in their approach, the director and an assistant live onsite, availing the women a combined total of nearly 30 years of recovery experience.

During the past year the women from ‘After the Rain’ have received many Dress for Success benefits as a pay-it-forward project by providing them with a series of workshops, get-togethers and clothing. The Community Action Project (CAP) funded by Walmart has been helping to gather items for the After the Rain home. “We couldn’t be more appreciative of the support Walmart has continually provided,” says Dell. “Thanks to their generosity, we were able to fulfill the wish list After the Rain provided,” adds Dell.

On May 16, 2013 at 6 pm there will be a special event held honoring ‘After the Rain’ women at the Crowne Plaza combined with a Dress for Success Professional Women’s Group (PWG) for a graduation ceremony and celebration. Walmart Executives will also be in attendance for check presentations made to Dress for Success SW Florida and After the Rain of SW Florida Inc.

Shelley Allman, Market Manager for Fort Myers Walmart says, “We are excited to be a part of Dress for Success SW Florida. We believe in their mission to help women get back on their feet and acquire the skills needed in today’s economy to obtain employment.”

About Dress for Success

The mission of Dress For Success is to promote the economic independence of disadvantaged women by providing professional attire, a network of support, and the career development tools to help women thrive in work and in life. There are 125 Dress For Success locations in seven countries focused on providing career wardrobes and employment counseling to disadvantaged women. Since starting operations in 1997, Dress for Success Worldwide has helped more than 600,000 women work toward self-sufficiency. For information on Dress for Success SW Florida located at 12993 S. Cleveland Ave. Suite 153, Fort Myers, FL in the Pinebrook Plaza, email swflorida@dressforsuccess.org, call 239-689-4992 or visit www.DressForSuccess.org/swflorida.